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i do not know whether this would apply to california and texas. my real question is given all of your action and your opposition to gun walking that started in previous administration and the way in which you are trying to make sure that this does not hy wouldgain,wh w hy anyone propose that your hands be tied and that you not be able to have a proposal that would make all of a safer? i live in california. we are constantly bombarded with the reports of drug lords in the killings that go on the border. and the creeping in san diego and other parts of california. i am very supportive of what you have identified by way of containing guns being easily accessible to the drug lords and not allowing gun walking to happen again. can you discuss with me why your proposal should be adopted by atf and what would happen if this ammendment would successfully gets a pass on to the president's desk? how would this hamper your efforts? >> this is a very reasonable and limited measure. it only applies to the four states that border mexico. it would apply be atf w
i do not know whether this would apply to california and texas. my real question is given all of your action and your opposition to gun walking that started in previous administration and the way in which you are trying to make sure that this does not hy wouldgain,wh w hy anyone propose that your hands be tied and that you not be able to have a proposal that would make all of a safer? i live in california. we are constantly bombarded with the reports of drug lords in the killings that go on the...
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. >> we now recognize the gentleman from texas for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. the way i see the fast and furious operation based on all the information that i've received is that the united states government, justice department, a.t.f., we're aware of a situation where guns could be bought in the united states, serious weapons, automatic, semiautomatic, sniper rifles, bought by purchasers who were observed by federal authorities , wanted to watch the guns go to mexico, go to the drug cartels, and see where they ended up. here's how it ended up. 2,000 weapons, based on the information that we've received from your department, 600 of those weapons are accounted for, the vast majority are not accounted for. we don't know what country they're in and who's got them. but this operation is serious to me because people died with this ill-founded decision. we talk about the two americans , the two agents, one, brian terry in mexico, the two agents, but at least 200 mexican nationals died too because of the united states watching these weapons, knowing where they were go
. >> we now recognize the gentleman from texas for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. the way i see the fast and furious operation based on all the information that i've received is that the united states government, justice department, a.t.f., we're aware of a situation where guns could be bought in the united states, serious weapons, automatic, semiautomatic, sniper rifles, bought by purchasers who were observed by federal authorities , wanted to watch the guns go to...
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that is what we did in texas. we have a tax burden that is as light as it can be on the job creators and still allows the state services to be delivered. we ever regulatory climate that is fair and predictable, and we pass the most sweeping tort reform in the nation. it is a simple model, but it works. i think simplicity is what has been missing in washington for so long. >> what we do about the degradation of our religious freedoms? >> she asked what i would do to stop the degradation of our religious freedoms. i think this president has a war against religion going on. i show a couple of examples. one of them is that this department of justice is going after churches from the standpoint of -- it is called a ministerial exception. historically, because someone's values at the church could not be used against them in terms of hiring or firing someone. this justice department is going after churches and basically taking that ministerial alliance away. if that is not a war on religion, i do not know what is. catholi
that is what we did in texas. we have a tax burden that is as light as it can be on the job creators and still allows the state services to be delivered. we ever regulatory climate that is fair and predictable, and we pass the most sweeping tort reform in the nation. it is a simple model, but it works. i think simplicity is what has been missing in washington for so long. >> what we do about the degradation of our religious freedoms? >> she asked what i would do to stop the...
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he said we would rather build in pennsylvania, but we could not count on the regulators to texas -- let us get access to the natural gas. we are talking about tens of thousands of jobs because of that decision. it is like the keystone pipeline decision. let's get our own energy in this country and that will help create jobs. you have to get the role of lot to get the environment right. what do i mean by that? we have something today called the crony capitalism or the president takes care of his friends. obamacare for instance. these units are give it -- the unions are given waivers. they do not have to worry about that burden because they are his friends. boeing is told they cannot build a factory in south carolina employing people because south carolina is not a union state. and this is an example of people up. indifference to positions of power with and give paybacks to the people who helped them out. we have to go back to the rule of law. we have to have institutions that create human capital. capitalism is about human capital. it is about education, immigration policies that bring i
he said we would rather build in pennsylvania, but we could not count on the regulators to texas -- let us get access to the natural gas. we are talking about tens of thousands of jobs because of that decision. it is like the keystone pipeline decision. let's get our own energy in this country and that will help create jobs. you have to get the role of lot to get the environment right. what do i mean by that? we have something today called the crony capitalism or the president takes care of his...
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when perry says that he created 50,000 taxpayer funded jobs in texas, that is bs. when herman cain talks about balancing the budget, it is absolutely, totally impossible. but i do worry about whether or not someone growing up with an ipad will have a sense of where there is an error of authority. you work for a network news operation which is in some ways imperil the by some of the very technology that it is employing. a quick demonstration cairo, and i do not have to wait for my friend brian williams. i will not wait for bryan williams, because whether it is on my mobile device or on my mac, i'll be seeing dozens of video from tahrir square. i have no clue who i might trust. how do i sort that out, not hating on consumer journalist, but the guy at patterson, new jersey, going on youtube, and there are 50 videos of the demonstrations? >> i have to disagree with you. maybe i am not wearing a blue blazer. >> our pants a different color. >> that said, there is nothing wrong with these people speaking up. there is no reason to abandon ethics and at that same time have
when perry says that he created 50,000 taxpayer funded jobs in texas, that is bs. when herman cain talks about balancing the budget, it is absolutely, totally impossible. but i do worry about whether or not someone growing up with an ipad will have a sense of where there is an error of authority. you work for a network news operation which is in some ways imperil the by some of the very technology that it is employing. a quick demonstration cairo, and i do not have to wait for my friend brian...
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[laughter] >> on that note, let's go to martin from texas, as we look at the life and career of barry goldwater and his 1964 presidential bid. good evening, martin. >> good evening. the reason i am calling in on veterans day. i happen to be a retired naval captain, civil engineer corps, from illinois. i like to tell my friends not so much the history of how many times i met barry goldwater accidentally but i was first influenced being a democratic young man from illinois where my cousin became the supreme court justice, head of state of illinois, attorney-general. i will not go on. it was a world war ii texas a&m colonel in the air force -- excuse me, army, and later air force that influenced me to vote for barry goldwater. interestingly enough, i like to say to my texas friends, i am one of the few guys left that remembers on monday hearing fdr "day of infamy" speech. i ran into barry goldwater a couple of times in a little restaurant that he loved on connecticut avenue. one time i was there, my boss who happened to be a civilian world war ii pilot, i introduced barry goldwater to my
[laughter] >> on that note, let's go to martin from texas, as we look at the life and career of barry goldwater and his 1964 presidential bid. good evening, martin. >> good evening. the reason i am calling in on veterans day. i happen to be a retired naval captain, civil engineer corps, from illinois. i like to tell my friends not so much the history of how many times i met barry goldwater accidentally but i was first influenced being a democratic young man from illinois where my...
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harper: i yield one minute to the gentleman from texas, mr. gohmert, the distinguished member -- a distinguished member of the judiciary committee and former judge. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. gohmert: thank you, mr. speaker. listen, let's cut to the chase. this is a tax credit for people who want to contribute to the president's campaign fund. we were told you can check this boxnd it doesn't cost you anything. no, but it takes 40-plus million dollars a year away from the fund that could be used for other things, including social security, things like that, and it gives it to the president's election campaign fund. i stand with our president, barack obama, on this issue, who found that fund is worthless, it's an impediment to getting elected, so i stand with president obama saying, let's get rid of the fnd and not use it anymore and let the $200 million in that fund go to something helpful instead of being an impediment to being elected president. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman
harper: i yield one minute to the gentleman from texas, mr. gohmert, the distinguished member -- a distinguished member of the judiciary committee and former judge. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. gohmert: thank you, mr. speaker. listen, let's cut to the chase. this is a tax credit for people who want to contribute to the president's campaign fund. we were told you can check this boxnd it doesn't cost you anything. no, but it takes 40-plus million...
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the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. smith: let me try to address the concerns of two of my colleagues on the judiciary committee, and i want to re-emphasize that extra territorial laws do not require that the conduct be illegal in foreign countries. congress has enacted numerous laws and rarely hinges on whether the conduct is criminalized in the foreign country. terrorism, drug-related, money laundering, child soldiers, these are extra territorial offenses that do not require that the conduct be against the law in a foreign country. most statutes don't even require that the criminal engage in illegal conduct inside the united states either. if they engage in terrorism or money laundering and come into the u.s., they can be prosecuted. the issue of conduct is not addressed in extraterritorial laws, but in extradition treat yees. the treat yees do not require that the conduct be illegal in foreign countries. before the u.s. can extradite anyone, it must first establish dual criminal atlanta. it is the principle that the
the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. smith: let me try to address the concerns of two of my colleagues on the judiciary committee, and i want to re-emphasize that extra territorial laws do not require that the conduct be illegal in foreign countries. congress has enacted numerous laws and rarely hinges on whether the conduct is criminalized in the foreign country. terrorism, drug-related, money laundering, child soldiers, these are extra territorial offenses that...
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[applause] >> i am an entrepreneur from houston, texas. yesterday's, president obama gave one of those two plus two equals 563 speeches. he argued about fundamental fairness in the united states, without talking about the obstacle to fundamental fairness, witches the teachers' union. what would you do project which is the teachers' union. what would you do to narrow the education gap between wealthy and poor kids who are trapped in a system that is failing us as a country? >> sometime in the near future i am going to give a speech on inequality from a couple of angles. i believe in levelling up, giving everyone a chance to be more successful. he believes in leveling down. i believe in wealth creation. he believes in wealth redistribution. i believe the primary problem with the very poor is they are trapped in government institutions that destroyed their future. the fundamental -- this is why i want to have the debates next year. the difference will be so vivid and clear to most americans. i want to take one minute to talk about a recent ex
[applause] >> i am an entrepreneur from houston, texas. yesterday's, president obama gave one of those two plus two equals 563 speeches. he argued about fundamental fairness in the united states, without talking about the obstacle to fundamental fairness, witches the teachers' union. what would you do project which is the teachers' union. what would you do to narrow the education gap between wealthy and poor kids who are trapped in a system that is failing us as a country? >>...
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the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized for four minutes. mr. hensarling: i thank the gentleman for yielding. mr. speaker, we all need to be reminded why we're here in the first place. we're here because the president's economic policies have failed. they failed this nation. ever since he was elected, unemployment has been at, near or above 9%. and the people suffer. i believe almost every member of this body believes that we must extend the payroll tax holiday. that's not the debate, mr. speaker. what is most curious, though, is our president. our president has said it will be inexcusable for congress not to further extend this middle-class tax cut for the rest of the year. he didn't say 60 days. he said the rest of the year. the democratic leader has said that she intends the fight to extend these provisions for a full year. and so, mr. speaker, i guess i'm confused. i hear my friends on the other side of the aisle say they want to do this for a year. they say they want to do it for a year. they're just not willing to vote to do it for a year.
the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized for four minutes. mr. hensarling: i thank the gentleman for yielding. mr. speaker, we all need to be reminded why we're here in the first place. we're here because the president's economic policies have failed. they failed this nation. ever since he was elected, unemployment has been at, near or above 9%. and the people suffer. i believe almost every member of this body believes that we must extend the payroll tax holiday. that's...
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you could give half of texas to the environmentalist and that would lead to an area the size of texas to develop. there are lots of things we could do to generate more federal revenue. they do not require raising taxes. >> a just have a couple of quick questions. let's dismiss what is being said about you from the insiders and those on the other side of the aisle. we know based on all of our polling that there is still an incredible number of undecided iowans. we have met with them everywhere from starbucks to coming into our office. here is something that crystallizes the question for you. i am aware that you help balance the budget. i also know you shut down the government. he reached across the aisle but it also sat down with nancy pelosi and talked about environmental standards. he is one who is quick to speak before he thinks. which newt gingrich are we getting? that is what a lot of caucus goers are asking, and can we trust him? >> that is a very good question. people should resolve that before they make a decision. all i can tell them is that i have spent 53 years trying to und
you could give half of texas to the environmentalist and that would lead to an area the size of texas to develop. there are lots of things we could do to generate more federal revenue. they do not require raising taxes. >> a just have a couple of quick questions. let's dismiss what is being said about you from the insiders and those on the other side of the aisle. we know based on all of our polling that there is still an incredible number of undecided iowans. we have met with them...
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he called president kennedy and told him not to come to texas. at least get a bulletproof car, which he did not do. on the other side of the question, i believe president kennedy and his brother had a little bit too much ego. if adlai stevenson knew that, there would have been more listening. >> we will get an answer from both our guests. they both started nodding their heads. >> i think it was a united nations event in dallas. afterwards, he was struck by some protesters. i think he was spat upon. a classic rejoinder -- i do not want to prosecute them, i want to educate them. >> he was very aware of the dangers, but i would not go as far as the questioner did. president kennedy -- he made that commitment and wanted to keep it. talking about the relationship of adlai stevenson and president kennedy. during the 1960 campaign, norman vincent peale had organized a group of other clergymen and they said that jack kennedy was unqualified to be president because of his religion. adlai stevenson was asked about it. he compared it to st. paul. he said, i
he called president kennedy and told him not to come to texas. at least get a bulletproof car, which he did not do. on the other side of the question, i believe president kennedy and his brother had a little bit too much ego. if adlai stevenson knew that, there would have been more listening. >> we will get an answer from both our guests. they both started nodding their heads. >> i think it was a united nations event in dallas. afterwards, he was struck by some protesters. i think...
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no one thinks two months is better than a year. >> kevin brady at texas. i think the american public is tired as business of the usual. they shortchange the american public. they passed a measly two month expedition -- extension. republicans are committed to a cut to make sure that happens. do your job first. what possibly are you doing today to ensure the tax cut is in place? >> of latvia is my children for the holidays. the american people deserve that this is bad. we need the senate to come back into session and sit down with us. this is what we're going to do. this is what our colleagues are here. we will stand strong. >> you'll take a couple of questions. can you talk about the importance of this committee? we are ready to work. this is to extend the payroll tax cut. >> what that republicans had failed on your thighs? >> we have to chambers of the congress. they offered us the bill. it is what the president asked for. the senate offered as a two month bill. >> is it tougher for you? are you worried about going back? >> we offer lower taxes without thi
no one thinks two months is better than a year. >> kevin brady at texas. i think the american public is tired as business of the usual. they shortchange the american public. they passed a measly two month expedition -- extension. republicans are committed to a cut to make sure that happens. do your job first. what possibly are you doing today to ensure the tax cut is in place? >> of latvia is my children for the holidays. the american people deserve that this is bad. we need the...